Northern Railway project commissioned today

The first phase of the US $ 650 million Northern Railway project, funded by the Government of India under the Indian Line of Credit will be commissioned today.

Minister for Economic Development, Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Transport, Kumara Welgama and Ashok K Kantha, High Commissioner of India, will ceremonially inaugurate the long awaited train services on the Medawachchiya – Madhu road segment of the Northern Railway Track and thereafter will embark on a train journey on the new track.

This segment which covers a distance of 43 kms of the 252 km. project was completed on schedule by Ircon International, a Government of India undertaking under the Indian Railways.

Also in Sri Lanka very specially for the inauguration is Chairman and Managing Director, Ircon International, MohanTiwari who flew down for this momentous event.